“Spanish” preschool storytime

Opening Song
I wiggle my fingers. I wiggle my toes.
I wiggle my ears. I wiggle my nose.
I wiggle my shoulders. I wiggle my chin.
I stretch my arms wide and pull them back in.
I wiggle my elbows. I wiggle my knees.
I hop like a bunny. I smile and say, “Cheese!”
Now I have no more wiggles left in me
And I sit on the floor as still as can be.
Source: Storytime with Jason

Opening Song: “¡Bienvenidos!” – Dr. Jean
Hola amigo. Como está usted?
Estoy muy feliz de verlo a usted.
Salude a su vecino. Boogie para abajo.
Dése un tope y de la vuelta.

Hello, friend! How are you?
I’m very happy to see you.
Greet your neighbor. Boogie on down.
Give a bump [clap]. And turn around.

Book – Oso Pardo, Oso Pardo, qué Ves Ahí? by Bill Martin Jr.

Felt Board – Cinco Ratoncitos
Cinco ratoncitos de colita gris
Muevan las orejas
Muevan la nariz
Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco
Corren al rincon
Porqe viene el gato a comer raton

Song- Mr. Eric’s “Mi Cuerpo”

La Pequeña Araña
La pequeña araña
subió, subió, subió
vino la lluvia
y se la llevó.
Salió el sol
y todo lo secó
y la pequeña araña
subió, subió, subió.

The Itsy Bitsy Spider
The itsy bitsy spider
Went up the waterspout.
Down came the rain and
Washed the spider out.
Our came the sun and
Dried up all the rain.
And the itsy bitsy spider
Went up the spout again.

Book – How do You Say? ¿Como se Dice? by Angela Dominguez

I Have a Little House
I have a little house like this
The smoke goes out the chimney like this
And when I want to go in, I knock like this
I wipe my feet like this

Yo Tengo una Casita
Yo tengo una casita que es así, así
Que por la chimenea sale el humo así, así
Y cuando quiero entrar yo golpeo así así
Me limpio los zapatos, así así y así.

 Song: “Hay Que Decirle Adios a Mis Amigos” – Dr. Jean

Goodbye
Bread and butter, marmalade and jam
Let’s say adios as high as we can
Adios! (in high, squeaky voice)
Bread and butter, marmalade and jam
Let’s say adios as low as we can
Adios! (in a deep voice)
Bread and butter, marmalade and jam
Let’s say adios as fast as we can
Adios! (very quick)
Bread and butter, marmalade and jam
Let’s say adios as slow as we can
Adios! (very slowly and drawn out)
Bread and butter, marmalade and jam
Let’s say adios as quiet as we can
Adios! (in a whisper)
Bread and butter, marmalade and jam
Let’s say adios as loud as we can
Adios! (yelling)
Source: Jbrary

Early literacy tip: Preschool is the perfect age to learn a new language. Very young brains easily pick up new words and sounds. Early childhood offers a small window of opportunity where the brain learns language easier than any other time in life. Even better, studies show that there are many cognitive benefits for children who are educated in a second language. Many bilingual children demonstrate increased analytical, social, and academic skills in math, science and creativity.

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“La Madre Goose” Story Explorers preschool book club

To kick off October’s Story Explorers book club, we talked about the importance of nursery rhymes in teaching the rhythm and cadence of a language.

Read La Madre Goose by Susan Middleton Elya. I only read a few of the rhymes: Peter Peter; Three Little Gatoncitos; Hey Diddle Diddle; The Little Cerdo went to Market; Little Boy Azul; Little Juan Ramon; One Potato, Dos Papas,  and Twinkle Twinkle Small Estrella. 

We played two rounds of hot potato while reciting the One Potato, Dos Papas rhyme.

We made star sensory bags like this post from Playground Park Bench.

We used Tube Locks to make horns for Little Boy Azul.

We practiced our fine motor and early math skills sorting and making patterns for the mitoncitos for the three little gatitos.

 

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